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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 2 g+ w% k/ G9 k0 N" _; W' k, N
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
) ~, e$ H( f$ X: S6 Wshaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
7 g1 O8 m- l( ~/ k7 X) [" Nnursing home today.
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/ i& i0 {8 @8 d2 v9 THis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
7 b, W8 Y& U0 d5 Z0 a$ d& ?After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
/ w6 |5 j; |) s( U4 a$ Lhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready. 6 x2 e+ o/ k; k! t* P
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
. j9 Z: }& A! X+ L3 Ddescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 2 ?$ h, ~4 u0 K" f
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." 4 H* v1 F/ J/ ]$ t
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. & `6 A. l4 P) n6 i
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my ; O' g/ z8 J, L4 v. k- g
room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how ) x+ Y' A* I% a/ P* J: `2 V9 j, m
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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$ ?4 b5 a* _# x8 g$ [I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
' D1 `7 q5 H2 `. Y3 jhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed 1 u5 U' j8 m9 r' N
and be thankful for the ones that do. ) ^, n! `$ n8 j0 o% K3 [+ m4 ~
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
" }* A/ I! b9 B. Y L* [day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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0 z$ o9 u$ K. K+ n0 K# X! sJust for this time in my life. $ V3 G' A3 V. ` R2 {" A
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. ; j# W9 ^9 M9 r! W& S! {8 o/ ^
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So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
5 ]' Y; w- p B P8 M6 J2 Qaccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
$ `* }! ^6 K% V' n% P9 R. y0 _" ~I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ) s9 Y/ P/ V5 |% B; ^, H* _+ s. J
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1. Free your heart from hatred.
" o' {1 p6 S; L5 R. d9 T 2. Free your mind from worries. : f' R: N1 a |" V
3. Live simply. # z2 I$ E1 v# [' G; s
4. Give more.
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